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Updates for Members
Tuesday, November 30, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Secretary Mandy Cohen to step down as DHHS Secretary, Kody Kinsley selected to lead department » It was announced today that North Carolina Secretary of DHHS Mandy Cohen will be stepping down at the end of 2021. ...
Tuesday, November 30, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) NCDHHS Announces New Program to Help Families Pay Water Bills » NCDHHS Announces New Program to Help Families Pay Water Bills FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 30,...
Monday, November 29, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) NC Medicaid 1115 Demonstration Waiver Public Hearings » The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS) is offering two additional opportunities to attend a...
Monday, November 15, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) NCDHHS Announces Updated Tailored Plan Launch for Medicaid Managed Care Tailored Plans » NCDHHS has announced that Behavioral Health and Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) Tailored Plans will launc...
Thursday, November 4, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Beware: Scam Targeting Social Workers Who Have a Presence on Marketing Sites » A cautionary tale for social workers who have a presence on Psychology Today or other marketing sites In an era when...
Monday, November 1, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) What is a Land Acknowledgement and Why Is It Important? » November is Native American Heritage Month! Click here to view Governor Cooper's proclamation, and click here for Pres...
Wednesday, October 27, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) DHHS Announces Updates to County Realignments to New LME/MCOs » On July 29, 2021, NCDHHS Secretary Mandy Cohen M.D. approved the Transition, Consolidation, and Dissolution Agreement (the...
Friday, October 22, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Social Workers in High-Risk Settings can get Vaccine Booster » Moderna, Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Booster Shots Now Available...
Wednesday, October 20, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) NCDHHS Funding Opportunity to Serve Justice-Involved Individuals as COVID Impacts Overdoses » NCDHHS Announces Funding Opportunity to Serve Justice-Involved Individuals as COVID-19 Impacts Overdoses...
Tuesday, October 12, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Public Comment Ends for Olmstead Plan to Assist Individuals with Disabilities » NCDHHS Releases Draft Olmstead Plan, Open for Public Comment Through Oct. 27 FOR IMMEDIATE RELE...
Monday, October 11, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) NASW-NC Condemns Hateful Language from Lt. Governor » As social workers, NASW-NC is appalled by the hateful language used by North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson re...
Thursday, October 7, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) NC Prison Mental Health Advocacy Coalition Applauds Study » NASW North Carolina is a member of the North Carolina Prison Mental Health Advisory Coalition “Impact of a Prison Thera...
Wednesday, October 6, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) NCDHHS Public Notice: Public Invited to Comment on Proposed Social Services Block Grant Plan » Public Notice Public Invited to Comment on Proposed Social Services Block Grant Plan FOR IMMEDIAT...
Friday, October 1, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Food Assistance to North Carolinians in 34 Counties to Continue COVID-19 Support Services Program » FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct. 1, 2021 Contact: news@dhhs.nc.gov 919-855-4840...
Thursday, September 30, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Joint NC DMHDDSAS and DHB Update for NC Providers October 7th » Thursday, October 7, 2021 3:00 p.m. Participant Log-In Information Participant Log-I...
Friday, September 24, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Food and Nutrition Services Benefits to Increase by 25% Starting Oct. 1 » Food and Nutrition Services Benefits to Increase by 25% Starting Oct. 1 Los Beneficios de los Servicios...
Friday, September 24, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) October 2: Rally for Abortion Justice » On Saturday, October 2, people across the country will come together to rally for abortion justice in response to...
Friday, September 24, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) NC Medicaid: Tailored Care Management 101 Webinar Series » Tailored Care Management will be the predominant care management model for the Behavioral Health and Intellectual/Developm...
Monday, September 20, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) NASW-NC Member to Serve as NCDHHS FIrst Chief Health Equity Officer » Congratulations to NASW-NC member Victor Armstrong who has been hired as the NC DHHS's first Chief Health Equity...
Friday, September 17, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) NC Managed Care Provider Updates and PHP Interest and Penalties for Provider Claims » Prepaid Health Plan Interest and Penalties for Provider Claims In accordance with Section V. H.1.d of the NC PHP Contr...
Tuesday, September 14, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) NC Medicaid Webinar: Final Supported Employment Definition I/DD & TBI » Final Supported Employment Definition I/DD & TBI NC Medicaid and State-Funded Service Update WEBINAR & Q/...
Friday, September 10, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Redistricting Information and Upcoming Meetings » Redistricting is a Social Work Issue Holly Edmondson, NASW-NC Intern Redistricting, or the process of redr...
Wednesday, September 8, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) NC Medicaid Will Require 100% Tobacco-Free Campuses in July 2022 » Most NC Medicaid beneficiaries and service providers will be able to breathe easy next summer, knowing that when they seek...
Friday, September 3, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) How Social Workers Can Take Action on Abortion Access » By Lynne Walter, MSW, NASW-NC Member and NASW-NC Legislative Committee Member The most extreme and most...
Thursday, September 2, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) North Carolina Begins Redistricting Process » NASW-NC will continue to provide information as the state's redistricting process rolls out. For more information, or for...
Tuesday, August 31, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) NC Medicaid Managed Care Standard Plan & Tailored Plan Updates Webinar, Sept 9 » NC Medicaid Managed Care launched Standard Plans on July 1, 2021, and Tailored Plans will launch July 1, 2022. Make sure y...
Friday, August 27, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) NCDHHS Strategic Housing Plan Survey » [EXTERNAL] From the NC Department of Health and Human Services: The Technical Assistance Collaborativ...
Thursday, August 26, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Guidance on Conflict-Free Care Management for Tailored Plan Members » Update from NC Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Health Benefits As part of the 2014 home and communit...
Wednesday, August 25, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Public Comment Open on Person Centered Planning Guidelines » The Division of Mental Health Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services (DMHDDSAS) of the North Carolina Dep...
Wednesday, August 25, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Joint NC DMHDDSAS and DHB Update for NC Providers September 2nd » Thursday, September 2, 2021 3:00 p.m. Participant Log-In Information Participant Log-In...
Friday, August 20, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Public Invited to Comment on the Proposed 2021–2023 Community Services Block Grant State Plan » RALEIGH —The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is seeking public comment on the revision of the propo...
Friday, August 20, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) NC Medicaid: Extension of Out of Network Provisions » In an effort to ensure optimal access to care for Medicaid beneficiaries, to support providers during the recent COVID-19...
Thursday, August 19, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Medicaid Transformation: Provider Payments » The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and prepaid health plans (PHPs) are committed to support...
Monday, August 9, 2021 (1 Comment - view/add) Licensure Update: Temporary COVID Licensure Rules have Expired in North Carolina » *** Please remember, NASW-NC is NOT the NC Social Work Certification and Licensure Board. We are separate entit...
Monday, August 2, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Joint NC DMHDDSAS and DHB Update for NC Providers August 5th » Thursday, August 5, 2021 3:00 p.m. Participant Log-In Information Participant Log-In...
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